DMM's aim when designing the Alpha Light Karabiner was to create a super lightweight karabiner with excellent strength. In achieving this they also kinked the backbone to increase the gate opening and put a grooved pattern on the outside of the biner under the natural holding positions creating a karabiner with great handling and a large gate opening, a clean nose design was also added to reduce snagging when clipping or unclipping, perfect for use in an Alpha Light Quickdraw Set.